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Moscow condemns Azerbaijan’s demolition of monument to Russian painter

(MENAFN) Moscow has criticized Azerbaijan’s decision to dismantle a monument honoring renowned 19th-century Russian painter Ivan Aivazovsky in the town of Khankendi (Stepanakert in Armenian) as an “openly unfriendly act.” The removal, which...

Azerbaijan Calls in Russian Ambassador Amid Escalating Tensions

(MENAFN) Azerbaijan escalated tensions with Russia on Wednesday by summoning Ambassador Mikhail Yevdokimov to Baku, following the deadly raid in Yekaterinburg late last month, which claimed the lives of two Azerbaijani nationals while in custody....

Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry urges Russia to take appropriate steps to ease tensions

(MENAFN) Azerbaijan summoned Russia’s ambassador to Baku on Wednesday as tensions between the two nations escalated following a raid in Yekaterinburg last month, which led to the deaths of two Azerbaijanis while in Russian custody. According to a...

Azerbaijan Rebukes Russia Amid Rising Strains

(MENAFN) On Wednesday, Azerbaijan summoned the Russian ambassador to Baku as diplomatic tensions intensified between the two nations. The development follows a raid in Yekaterinburg, Russia, late last month, during which two Azerbaijani citizens...

Azerion in Discussions Regarding Potential Sale of Whow Games

Amsterdam, 30 June 2025 - Following a recent media publication, Azerion confirms that it is in discussions with DoubleU Games regarding a potential sale of Whow Games, a part of its Premium Games Segment. As already indicated to the market,...

Azerbaijani Authorities Detain Russian Reporter

(MENAFN) Officials in Azerbaijan have apprehended a media worker affiliated with Ruptly, as confirmed by the Russian video journalism outlet. The journalist had been capturing footage outside the premises of Russia’s Sputnik Azerbaijan in the...

Azerbaijan Raids Russian News Agency Office

(MENAFN) The Interior Ministry of Azerbaijan has revealed that it carried out a search operation at the Baku bureau of the Russian media outlet Sputnik. This action follows increasing frictions between the two countries, which intensified after...

Azerbaijan’s Interior Ministry raids Russian media organization

(MENAFN) Azerbaijan’s Interior Ministry confirmed that it had conducted a raid on the Baku bureau of the Russian state-run news outlet Sputnik, in what appears to be a response to growing diplomatic tensions between Baku and Moscow. Local reports...

Russia Aims to Fix Ties with Azerbaijan

(MENAFN) Russia does not share Azerbaijan’s position on the Ukraine conflict, yet the Kremlin remains optimistic that this disagreement will not impede efforts to mend strained relations, Kremlin representative Dmitry Peskov stated on Tuesday. He...

Kremlin disagrees with Azerbaijan over Ukrainian war

(MENAFN) The Kremlin has expressed disagreement with Azerbaijan’s view on the Ukraine conflict but remains hopeful that this difference will not obstruct efforts to mend relations, which have recently faced strain. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov...

Meeting held with participants of 3rd Shusha Global Media Forum

AZERBAIJAN, July 19 - On July 19, a meeting was held in Khankendi between President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham …

Azerbaijani Leader Meets UFC President

(MENAFN) Azerbaijan’s head of state, Ilham Aliyev, held a meeting in Baku on Friday with Dana White, President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), as the nation gears up to host its first-ever UFC event starting Saturday. White commended...

Azerbaijan Hosts First-Ever UFC Event

(MENAFN) On Friday, President Ilham Aliyev welcomed UFC President Dana White to the capital city, marking a key milestone as Azerbaijan prepares to host its first-ever Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event. The tournament is set to kick off...

Moscow claims Baku blocking consular access to imprisoned Russians

(MENAFN) Azerbaijan has refused Russian diplomats access to the Russian citizens recently arrested in Baku, according to Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. At least ten Russian nationals, including two senior journalists from...

Moscow calls upon Azerbaijani ambassador

(MENAFN) Russia’s Foreign Ministry has summoned Azerbaijani Ambassador Rakhman Mustafaev following the detention of three Russian journalists in Baku. The detained individuals include two senior editors from Sputnik and one journalist from the...

Russian news source in Azerbaijan raided amid diplomatic row

(MENAFN) The Azerbaijani Interior Ministry has conducted a raid on the Baku office of Russian news network Sputnik amid escalating diplomatic tensions between Azerbaijan and Russia. The crackdown follows a Russian police operation targeting...

Third Russian reporter arrested in Azerbaijan

(MENAFN) A journalist working for the Russian video news agency Ruptly has been detained by Azerbaijani authorities while filming outside the Sputnik Azerbaijan office in Baku, which was raided earlier on Monday. Ruptly confirmed that their...

Russian reporter arrested in Azerbaijan

(MENAFN) Authorities in Baku have detained two senior editors from the Russian news agency Sputnik following a raid on the outlet’s office on Monday. This action comes amid growing tensions between Azerbaijan and Russia, triggered by a recent...

KBR Joint Venture Selected by BP for Two Energy Security Projects in Azerbaijan

HOUSTON, July 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced today that its joint venture with SOCAR, SOCAR-KBR LLC, has been awarded two contracts by BP in Azerbaijan – one to support the Sangachal Terminal Electrification (STEL) project,...

Kremlin declares Moscow working to free reporters arrested in Baku

(MENAFN) Dmitry Peskov emphasized the importance of preserving the traditionally strong ties between the two nations, despite the current strain. The arrests took place last week during a police raid on the Baku office of Sputnik Azerbaijan, a...